Great Lakes
Namekagon River
Live Conditions
Namekagon River — Namekagon River at Leonards, WI
24-Hr Pressure
28.65 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
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76° / 46°
Tomorrow
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78° / 47°
Tue
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80° / 50°
Wed
☁️Overcast
77° / 56°
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
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🪰 Hatch Calendar
Namekagon River · June · Early Summer
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SULPHURS at peak (size 16-18) evenings. Caddis all day. Late month: HEX hatch begins — Hex is THE event on the Namekagon. Overnight fishing for trophy browns.
River Map
About Namekagon River
The Namekagon River in northwestern Wisconsin is part of the federally designated St. Croix National Scenic Riverway — a wild, free-flowing freestone river with strong populations of brook trout, brown trout, and seasonal smallmouth bass. The upper river holds the best trout water; the Hex hatch in late June into July is the defining event. Floats out of Cable and Hayward access excellent public water.
Regulations
Federally designated St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. Wisconsin Fishing License required ($20 resident + $10 trout/salmon stamp = $30). Season opens first Saturday in May. Verify Bayfield/Sawyer County special-regulation sections in current Wisconsin DNR trout regulations.